Senior System Administrator

2 weeks ago


Wellington Central, Wellington, New Zealand Absolute IT Full time

Wellington Central- Systems Administration & Support- NZD NZD116000 per annum- Full Time- Permanent- 16 Apr 2024- Great opportunity to be part of a not-for-profit organisation.


  • Work with critical infrastructure, Wellington CBD.
  • Competitive salary paying 90k116k per annum.

About the Company


Our client is a not-for-profit organisation located in Wellington CBD and they provide the infrastructure, security, and support to NZ domains.


About the Role


As a Senior System Administrator your role involves supporting day-to-day operations which includes provisioning, installation/configuration, and maintenance of systems hardware, software, and related infrastructure.

You'll ensure that all network, security, and operational aspects align with organisational standards and service level agreements.

Day to Day Responsibilities

  • Building strong relationships with both internal and external stakeholders is vital for this position.
  • Installing and configuring hardware, services, storage, etc., within data centres, ensuring alignment with standards and project/operational needs.
  • Available for an oncall roaster, once in 4 or 5 weeks.
  • Investigate and troubleshoot networking and operating system issues.
  • Conducting research and suggesting inventive, and when feasible, automated methods for system administration duties.

About Your Experience

  • Proficient in managing Linux servers, such as Ubuntu and RHEL, for over 5 years.
  • Extensive background as a Systems Administrator, including over 5 years of experience and 2+ years in a Senior role.
  • Skilled in onpremises containerization with platforms like Kubernetes and Docker.
  • Familiarity with various storage systems and concepts, including Block, Object, VMware VSAN, and Ceph.
  • Experienced in designing and implementing onpremises solutions.

Desirable

  • Computer networks and concepts, i.e. VLAN, EVPN-VXLAN, BGP (Juniper).
  • Database operations i.e. postgresql, mysql.
  • Configuration management systems, i.e. Ansible.
  • Visualisation platforms and concepts, i.e. VMware vSphere.
  • Operational knowledge of DNS and DNSSEC.
  • Open source configuration and version control tools. i.e. git.

COMPANY CULTURE
Supportive team celebrating each other's success, supporting personal & professional growth and genuinely passionate about what they do

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